From the USF statement regarding Hope's hire and the promotion of staff member David Reaves:
Hope will oversee the Bull’s run game and share offensive coordinator duties with current USF coach David Reaves, whom [head coach Willie] Taggart promoted to co-offensive coordinator with oversight of the Bulls’ passing attack. The pair will work closely with Taggart who will call the offensive plays. Taggart was the sole play caller during his first four seasons as a head coach before sharing some of those duties last season.
“Danny and David will do an excellent job of preparing our players and devising the best schemes to attack opposing defenses,” Taggart said.
Taggart fired both the Bulls' coordinators in the wake of the team's 4-8 2014 campaign, one that dropped Taggart's overall record with USF to a disappointing 6-18 after two seasons.
After a single season as the Boilermakers' offensive line coach in 2008, Hope was promoted as Joe Tiller's replacement in 2009 and coached Purdue for four seasons, going 22-27. He was dismissed after a 6-6 regular season mark in 2012, despite the team's back-to-back bowl seasons ending what had been a four-season postseason drought.
